scholarly journals An Exploration of Experiences and Academic Challenges of African Female Student at University of Zululand, South Africa (UNIZULU)

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Ankur Tewari
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Female Student ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Academic Challenges ◽  
Female Role Model

Most African female students are weak in accounting. They feel that accounting is a male-dominated subject. Studies have shown that females consider accounting to be the masculine career. This study is an attempt to understand the academic challenges and experiences of African females at UNIZULU. With the aid of structured questionnaires, varied experiences and challenges of African female students at UNIZULU were captured and studied. Among the variety of experiences, few important ones are highlighted: academic support of lecturers, teaching and leadership style of lecturers, academic preparation of students, understanding of language and curriculum problems. In terms of challenges, students face problems related to language barriers, mathematical knowledge, time management, discipline and conduct, lack of female role model among others. The study suggested that UNIZULU should follow the gender-sensitive leadership and mentorship programs to improve female academic performance in the accounting modules. 

Profile of nutritional status, energy availability, haemoglobin levels and bone density in santriwati (Islamic female student) with chronic energy deficiency risk

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Fillah Fithra Dieny ◽  
A Fahmy Arif Tsani ◽  
Umu Faradilla ◽  
Ayu Rahadiyanti
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Bone Density ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Female Student ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Energy Availability ◽  
Fat Percentage

Background: Santriwati (Islamic female student), women of reproductive age, were susceptible to experienced Chronic Energi Deficiency (CED). CED reflects the low energy availability of someone who can risk reducing bone density. Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the differences in body mass index, body fat percentage, hemoglobin levels, energy availability, and bone mineral density of female students who experienced CED risk and not experienced CED risk.Materials and Methods: The research design was a cross-sectional study, with 101 female students as subjects who were selected by random sampling. The research was conducted from February to March 2019 at the Kyai Galang Sewu Islamic Boarding School, Semarang. CED risk data was taken using the upper arm circumference measurement. Percent body fat and BMI data were taken using BIA. Energy availability data is obtained from the difference between energy intake (energy intake) and energy output (energy expenditure through physical activity) divided by Fat-Free Mass (FFM). Energy intake data was taken using the SQ-FFQ questionnaire, and energy expenditure was calculated using the 24-hour activity record form. Anemia data were collected using strip hemoglobin measurements. Bone density data were taken using the Osteosys Sonost 3000 densitometer. Bivariate analysis used the Independent T-Test.Results: A total of 57.2% of subjects experienced anemia. Subjects who had underweight nutritional status were 20.8%. Santriwati experienced osteopenia as much as 13.9%. There was no difference in bone density and hemoglobin levels between female students who were at risk of CED and not CED risk (p> 0.05), but there were differences in energy availability, body fat percentage, BMI between those at risk of CED and not CED risk (p <0.05)Conclusion: subjects at risk of CED (Lila <23.5 cm) had lower energy availability, body fat, and BMI than subjects who were not at risk of CED.

Positive and proactive leadership: disentangling the relationships between stress, resilience, leadership style and leader satisfaction/well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte D. Shelton ◽  
Sascha D. Hein ◽  
Kelly A. Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Leadership ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to analyze the relationships between leader resilience, leadership style, stress and life satisfaction. It reflects an emerging theoretical framework that positions resilience as a capacity that can be developed vs a response mechanism driven by innate traits. Design/methodology/approach To test three research hypotheses, online survey data were collected from 101 E.M.B.A. alumni of a US-based university using a cross-sectional, correlational research design. The results were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The authors assessed resilience, leadership style, stress and satisfaction/well-being using standardized inventories. Findings The results support previous research that has identified a significant relationship between resilience and positive leadership. Unique to this study, however, is the finding that work process behaviors (e.g. time management, cooperation, receptiveness) rather than traits (e.g. optimism, self-esteem, locus of control) are the resilience factors most associated with a positive leadership style. Work process skills significantly interacted with stress level to moderate leadership style. Additionally, a positive leadership style moderated the impact of stressful life events on leader satisfaction/well-being. Research limitations/implications Key limitations are sample size and the risk of common method variance. Though numerous procedural steps were taken to control for these issues, future research with a larger and more diverse sample is needed. Practical implications Organizational stress is pervasive, and resilience is increasingly recognized as a foundational leadership skill. This study provides empirical data documenting positive relationships between resilience, constructive leadership and leader satisfaction/well-being. This research also identifies work process behaviors (e.g. time management, cooperation and receptiveness) as the primary resiliency factors associated with sustaining positive leadership behaviors in times of stress. These results support previous research findings that have positioned resiliency as a capacity that can be developed, providing further support for investing in resiliency training for leaders. Originality/value This research contributes to the literature by analyzing resilience more comprehensively than previous studies. It extends the theoretical understanding of resilience beyond traits using an 160-item inventory that assesses four discrete domains of resilience. The results provide support for the importance of developing process skills in leaders to increase resiliency; thus, increasing the probability, they will model constructive leadership behaviors in times of significant stress.

Yes, I can! – A Field Experiment on Female Role Model Effects in Entrepreneurship

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 12081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Aline Bechthold ◽  
Laura Rosendahl Huber
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Female Role ◽  
Female Role Model

Stereotype threat, anxiety, instructor gender, and underperformance in women

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Kapitanoff ◽  
Carol Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Female Role ◽  
Female Role Model ◽  
And Performance

Whatever their major, students are often required to take at least one course in statistics. After graduation, statistics is a key skill in numerous workplace settings. However, for many, it is a particularly difficult course. One factor that may play a role is the lingering misconception that women are not as good as men in mathematics subjects such as statistics. Belief in this gender stereotype can lead women to avoid taking this class and ultimately could contribute to their underrepresentation in many professions. Instructor gender may also be a factor that affects student performance. This study examined whether a female role model would reduce the detrimental effects of a gender/mathematics stereotype threat in women and improve their academic performance and retention rate. Several types of anxiety were measured to determine what aspects of anxiety might be most relevant to stereotype threat. For men, anxiety and performance were not related to the gender of their instructor or endorsement of the gender/mathematics stereotype. For women, mathematics anxiety and anxiety-about-the-specific-class were related to their endorsement of the stereotype. Having a female instructor initially led to higher rates of underperformance on the first examination among women as compared to men. Continued interaction with a female role model, however, reduced this deficit for women by the end of the semester. Understanding this process may help educators better prepare women for success in both academia and the professional world.

scholarly journals PERANAN KETELADANAN ORANG TUA DALAM MEMBENTUK KEPRIBADIAN DAN AKHLAK ANAK DI SDN CIBULUH 02 BOGOR UTARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-104
Author(s):  
Amalliah Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Time And Motion ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Motion Studies ◽  
Good Behaviour

This research was conducted to examine more deeply the role ofparents in shaping personality, morals and any factors that becomeobstacles and supporters in shaping children's personality and moralsin SDN 02 Cibuluh Bogor Utara. It is a qualitative research with datacollection methods (observation, interview, documentation), thenanalyzed using descriptive methods (by recording and reviewing allresults of data obtained from various sources, case studies, comparativestudies, time and motion studies, behavior analysis) and the object ofthis research was chosen by purposive sampling method. The results ofthis study get clarity that the importance of the role of parents inshaping personality, including: good time management, smile,greetings, and familiarize good behaviour. The role of parents inshaping morality includes: always remember to die, fear of Allah,always reminding that everything we have can not be taken into theafterlife-world except our valuable knowledge that we had done in life,shadaqah jariyah, and the prayer of the good children. The importantrole of parents is as the child companion, as a preacher and qudwahhasanah (good role model), controller, motivator, mediator, technicalmanager of children in every process of child development, especiallyin aspects of personality and morals.  

scholarly journals Time Management to Reduce Delays in Middle School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aini Nadhifah Purnamasari ◽  
Suroso Suroso
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Single Subject Research ◽  
Intervention Process ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Fourth Session

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of providing time management assistance.  to reduce the intensity of tardiness in 7th grade female students.  This research is an experimental study with a single subject research.  Interventions were carried out on research subjects and parents.  Intervention by accompanying the subject in managing the time of daily activities clearly and in writing, while the subject of intervention in parents is psychoeducation.  Interventions conducted on the subject were done in 4 sessions with each session carried out for 60 minutes where in the first session the subject was given an explanation of the importance of time management, in the second session the subject was asked to detail the important daily activities and must be carried out and determine the time at  each activity, in the third session the subjects were asked to evaluate related matters that did not support the fulfillment of the specified time management and the things that might be done to keep doing activities in accordance with the time specified and for the fourth session the subjects were asked to  evaluate the entire intervention process and conclude with regard to its effects.  The intervention that was carried out to parents was carried out 1 time with a duration of 30 minutes.  The result of the intervention is that the research subject can manage the time of daily activities more clearly and in writing so that he can follow the set time.  In the subject's parents, the subject's mother understood more about the subject's problems and needs so that the parents paid more attention to the subject and determined someone to bring the subject to school at the designated time.  From the interventions carried out, there are changes in the way of thinking and attitudes towards the subject and parents of the subject which are expected to reduce the intensity of the subject's lateness to school.

Explaining work motivation through perceived transformational leadership: what to expect in a sample of female employees?

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-599
Author(s):  
Modesta Morkevičiūtė ◽  
Auksė Endriulaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Intellectual Stimulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style

Purpose This paper aims to deal with a study aimed at clarifying the relationship between the dimensions of the perceived transformational leadership style and work motivation in a sample of female employees. Design/methodology/approach A total of 168 Lithuanian employees participated in the empirical study. Work motivation was assessed using the work extrinsic and intrinsic motivation scale (Tremblay et al., 2009). The perceived transformational leadership style was assessed with the help of the transformational leadership inventory (Podsakoff et al., 1990). Findings The results revealed that both intrinsic and extrinsic work motivation of female employees was enhanced when the leader was perceived as a person articulating the vision of the future, providing an appropriate role model, fostering the acceptance of group goals and applying intellectual stimulation. High-performance expectations of the transformational leader lead to an increased level of women’s extrinsic motivation. Originality/value This study contributes to the limited empirical research into the role of discrete dimensions of transformational leadership in determining both intrinsic and extrinsic work motivation of female employees.

Masculine and feminine in a melting pot – A gendered perspective on substance abuse

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
Karin Trulsson
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Residential Treatment ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Role Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Division Of Work

The purpose of this article is to describe similarities and differences between female and male substance abuse and to discuss what implications these may have or should have for treatment. The article mainly draws on qualitative social research. The material consists of a theoretic overview of Scandinavian empirical interdisciplinary research on male and female substance abuse. The focus is on marginalised abusers, who are the main targets of society's measures and interventions. The theoretical framework is built mainly on gender studies, but such terms as class and culture are also used. The analysis of the similarities and differences between male and female substance abuse is based on the concepts of gender contract, social ideal, gendered division of work, and socialisation (Hirdman 1988). As far as drugs are concerned, the social ideal is zero tolerance for both genders. In contrast, controlled use of alcohol is tolerated, while the social norm is that male drinking is more acceptable than female drinking. The fact that female drinking is considered more condemnable than male drinking contributes to the worse self-esteem and the higher prevalence of depression and suicide attempts among women. The requirements of “respectability”, care duties and sexual control that are imposed on women from the working- class perspective (Skeggs 1997) increase the demands made of women, whose substance abuse also tends to be associated with a greater sexual availability. The gendered division of work traditionally gives the main responsibility for home and children to the woman. In general, women to a greater extent than men make efforts to fulfil this ideal by stopping or controlling their substance abuse during pregnancy and the time they spend with children. However, there are also examples of both ‘oppositional’ men who shoulder the main responsibility for home and children and of ‘emancipated’ women who hand over the responsibility to the man and other close persons and in the case of which drug abuse can be seen as a part of the emancipation process. It has been possible to compensate for inadequate socialisation, i.e. the teen-age years that many women have “lost” due to substance abuse, by residential treatment of addicted women. Research findings indicate that abusers with poor treatment outcomes in residential treatment that is mainly given to men call for the same kind of treatment as that given to women. It has also been shown that the treatment of women does not meet the needs of women who have rejected the traditional female role model. Both new masculinities (Connell 1996) and new feminities emerge in a society in which masculine and feminine are in a melting pot. This involves a risk that men and women who do not adapt to the traditional role model become losers with regard to substance abuse services in the same way as the most marginalised abusers. Less attention is also being devoted to them in substance abuse research. Accordingly, research from both the gender and the class perspective could open up new perspectives and paths for the treatment of substance abusers.

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